diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/common/Kconfig b/src/southbridge/intel/common/Kconfig
index 669569e18c..304ecbfba3 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/common/Kconfig
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/common/Kconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 config SOUTHBRIDGE_INTEL_COMMON
 	def_bool n
+
 config SOUTHBRIDGE_INTEL_COMMON_GPIO
 	def_bool n
+
 config SOUTHBRIDGE_INTEL_COMMON_SMBUS
 	def_bool n
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_SMBUS
+
 config HAVE_INTEL_CHIPSET_LOCKDOWN
 	def_bool n
 
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/common/smbus.c b/src/southbridge/intel/common/smbus.c
index 90ef03ee12..2067baa8b2 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/common/smbus.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/common/smbus.c
@@ -16,11 +16,18 @@
  */
 
 #include <arch/io.h>
+#include <console/console.h>
 #include <device/smbus_def.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "smbus.h"
 
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_SMBUS)
+#define dprintk(args...) printk(BIOS_DEBUG, ##args)
+#else
+#define dprintk(args...) do {} while (0)
+#endif
+
 /* I801 command constants */
 #define I801_QUICK		(0 << 2)
 #define I801_BYTE		(1 << 2)
@@ -256,6 +263,9 @@ int do_smbus_block_read(unsigned int smbus_base, u8 device, u8 cmd,
 		}
 	} while ((status & SMBHSTSTS_HOST_BUSY) && loops);
 
+	dprintk("%s: status = %02x, len = %d / %d, loops = %d\n",
+		__func__, status, bytes_read, slave_bytes, loops);
+
 	/* Post-check we received complete message. */
 	slave_bytes = inb(smbus_base + SMBHSTDAT0);
 	if (bytes_read < slave_bytes)
@@ -329,6 +339,9 @@ int do_smbus_block_write(unsigned int smbus_base, u8 device, u8 cmd,
 		}
 	} while ((status & SMBHSTSTS_HOST_BUSY) && loops);
 
+	dprintk("%s: status = %02x, len = %d / %d, loops = %d\n",
+		__func__, status, bytes_sent, bytes, loops);
+
 	if (bytes_sent < bytes)
 		return SMBUS_ERROR;
 
@@ -396,6 +409,9 @@ int do_i2c_block_read(unsigned int smbus_base, u8 device,
 		}
 	} while ((status & SMBHSTSTS_HOST_BUSY) && loops);
 
+	dprintk("%s: status = %02x, len = %d / %d, loops = %d\n",
+		__func__, status, bytes_read, bytes, loops);
+
 	if (bytes_read < bytes)
 		return SMBUS_ERROR;